Example Sentences
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Rhinocerotids varied widely in form, ranging from large, bulky animals to smaller, hornless types.
From Science Daily
A Crispr experiment to breed hornless cattle in the U.S. was initially hailed as a major success, but was later discovered to have introduced an unintended stretch of bacterial DNA into the cows' genome.
From Salon
Potential applications of gene-editing technology include genetically hornless cows, and pigs or chickens that are resistant to diseases.
From BBC
Many dairy farmers prefer hornless cows — horns can inflict damage when wielded by 1,500-pound animals — so they often burn them off in a painful process using corrosive chemicals and scalding irons.
From Salon
Ymir was not the only living thing to be formed by the melting of the ice: there was also a hornless cow, more enormous than the mind could hold.
From Literature
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